The University of Sunderland is working with its partners Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Culture to explore vibrant new city centre locations for the National Glass Centre (NGC). The NGC has been owned by the University since 2010 and is also home to the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art (NGCA) and the University’s glass and ceramics academic programmes.

Polling recently published by British Glass, undertaken by Savanta, has shown the UK public would prefer to continue recycling their glass bottles through existing household collections, rather than through a deposit return scheme. Two thirds of UK adults (69%) say that recycling glass bottles through household waste collections would be more convenient than returning them to a dedicated return point, like a supermarket. This figure increases to 77% for those aged 65+, who are more likely to face difficulties returning their bottles to reverse vending machines.

Vitro Architectural Glass has received a 2022 Best of Design Awards Editors’ Pick from The Architect’s Newspaper for the SoFi Stadium project in Inglewood, which features Starphire low-iron glass from Vitro. 

SoFi Stadium was chosen as the Editors’ Pick in the Commercial—Sports & Entertainment category. Since opening in September 2020, the 70,240-seat stadium has served as the home of both the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, as well as college football’s annual LA Bowl.

Paradoxe, the new women's fragrance from Prada is captured in a triangular bottle crafted by Pochet du Courval. The bottle is the embodiment in volume of the original iconic logo of Prada. 

Breaking with the traditional architecture of perfume bottles, the minimal and luxurious bottle is designed to rest on its side.

The brand name is embossed in the glass and enhanced with an intense black accent. The bottles are available in 30ml, 50ml and 90ml.

Contemporary with its signature triangle shape contrasted by rounded angles, the bottle is also refillable and incorporates SEVA3, Pochet du Courval's recycled glass of Excellence.

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The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has appointed Quentin Galland as new Chairperson and renewed the mandate of Bonnie Brook as Vice-Chairperson. Mr Galland is Group Public & Regulatory Affairs Director at Knauf Insulation. He is a driven, collaborative and business-focused senior public affairs professional, with a passion for sustainability and energy efficiency related topics. Ms Brook is Vice-President of Industry Affairs at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. She is a vibrant and engaged industry advocate for innovation in buildings to increase comfort and productivity, reduce impact on the environment and improve property value.

Rubin Glass is increasing capacity through the building of a new furnace with capacity of 300tpd with two triple and two double gob high-speed lines. With this investment operational the Bulgarian company will be able to increase production capacity by 80%. The expected launch date of the furnace will be at the beginning of 2024.

Mr Motivator has teamed up with British Glass on a mission to reduce the consumption of microplastics by encouraging the nation to choose glass. Microplastics are classed as tiny plastic particles under 5mm. Their levels are increasing globally in natural sources due to a myriad of factors, including large scale manufacturing pollution and the mishandling of waste, and most microplastic pollution comes from textiles, tyres and city dust, which account for over 80% of all microplastic in the environment.

Reducing water consumption across Ardagh Glass Packaging - Europe is a key element of Ardagh Group’s Sustainability Strategy, which targets a 26% water intensity reduction by 2030, with the aim of delivering environmental sustainability and production efficiency in the glassmaking process. To achieve this, the company has undertaken significant investments in water reduction projects across its 20 sites, which are on track to reduce water usage by one-third, helping to achieve the 2030 target.

Guardian Glass has acquired the assets of Vortex Glass the Miami, Florida laminated and insulated glass fabrication business. Vortex products meet the stringent Florida Building Code for hurricane impacts, and supplies Florida and the Caribbean Islands customers with complete tempered glass packages for residential and commercial construction, including office partitions, shower doors and glass railings.

Vortex and Guardian agree this transaction will have a positive impact on the business, including its employees, customers and suppliers.